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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 319,502 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $70,911 and had an average of $28,318 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 4,051 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $88,226 and $33,651 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 804 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,483 and $40,369 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree nursing students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 191 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut list. University of Saint Joseph is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 43 masters’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 126 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Goodwin College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut ranking. Located in East Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 29 masters’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 65 masters’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #10. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 5 masters’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut ranking. WestConn is a small public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 16 masters’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 115 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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